UI and animation libraries · DESIGN.md · measured November 4, 2026

daisyUI design system

daisyUI’s website (daisyui.com) uses the Outfit font and #09090B as its main color on a white background. Measured by Sitepeel on November 4, 2026.

#FFFFFF
#F8F8F8
#18181B
#09090B

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From daisyui.com ↗ · 443 elements at 1440×900 and 390×844 Independent analysis, not affiliated with daisyUI

daisyUI color palette

14 colors with hex codes, grouped by where each one is used on the page.

Surfaces

White#FFFFFFbackground · --tw-ring-offset-colorPage background · 14×

Snow#F8F8F8surface-container-lowRaised areas one step from the page · 43×

Charcoal 50%#18181B80overlayTranslucent fill for cards and controls · 1×

Text

Charcoal#18181Bon-surfacePrimary text and headings · 60×

Slate#5D5D5Fon-surface-variantSecondary text · 28×

Cool Slate#71717Bon-surface-mutedMuted text and metadata · 4×

Mist#E4E4E7on-primaryText and icons on primary

Accents

Near Black#09090BprimaryPrimary buttons and calls to action · 8×

Vivid Pink#EC003FsecondaryAccent in text, fills and borders · 12×

Vivid Pink#F43098tertiaryAccent in text, fills and borders · 3×

Borders

Charcoal 20%#18181B33outlineBorders and dividers · 11×

Mist#E8E8E8outline-variantSecondary dividers · 5×

Status

Teal#00D390successSuccess and positive states · 5×

Red#FF637DerrorErrors and destructive states · 2×

Gradients

daisyUI fonts and type scale

2 families.

AaOutfitWeights 300, 400, 900Outfit, Noto Sans JP, Noto Sans, Vazirmatn

Aasystem-uiWeights 300, 400, 600ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont

display-heroOversized hero statementsdaisyUI72px · 900 · 1
mobile 32px

headline-displayPage title (h1)daisyUI50.5px · 400 · 1.1
mobile 24px

headline-lgSection headings (h2)The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog36px · 300 · 1.11

headline-mdSub-section headingsThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog30px · 300 · 1.2

headline-smCard and feature titlesThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog24px · 300 · 1.33

body-mdBody textThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog14px · 300 · 1.43

body-lgLead paragraphsThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog16px · 400 · 1.5

body-smSecondary and small textThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog10px · 400 · 2 · 0.025em

label-mdButtons, navigation and labelsThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog14px · 600 · 1.5

label-smSmall labels and badgesThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog12px · 400 · 1.75

Contrast

Text on #FFFFFF

AaAAA17.7:1

AaAA6.5:1

AaAA4.8:1

Spacing

No strict grid · 82% are multiples of 4px

xs4px

sm8px

md16px

lg32px

xl40px

gutter16px

section80px

margin16px

container1280px

Shapes

Corner radii, most used first.

md8px · 159×

sm4px · 90×

xl40px · 37×

lg11px · 20×

Depth

Ring

Shadow

daisyUI UI components

Rebuilt from the measured CSS.

How to use?

button-primaryFilled button

npx skills add saadeghi/dais

button-outlineOutlined button

Features

button-ghostOutlined button

Card

cardCard

Inline link

linkInline link

Motion

Interface transitions

0.2s0.3s0.5s0.15s

ease-in-outease

Do’s and don’ts

Rules written from the measurements, so a coding agent stays on style.

Use #FFFFFF for the page and lift surfaces in small steps: #F8F8F8.
Keep text in 3 levels: #18181B, #5D5D5F, #71717B.
Let contrast carry emphasis; primary actions use #09090B on #FFFFFF.
Reuse the measured spacing steps (8px, 16px, 32px).
Use 8px corners on most elements; larger surfaces also use 4px, 40px and 11px.
Introduce new font families beyond Outfit and system-ui.
Add saturated accent colors; the measured palette is almost entirely neutral.
Make interface transitions slower than 0.5s.

daisyUI DESIGN.md228 lines

---
version: alpha
name: daisyUI
description: "Light monochrome interface measured from daisyui.com: Outfit type with system-ui, tonal surfaces and 8px corners."
colors:
  background: "#FFFFFF"
  surface: "#FFFFFF"
  on-surface: "#18181B"
  on-background: "#18181B"
  on-surface-variant: "#5D5D5F"
  on-surface-muted: "#71717B"
  surface-container-low: "#F8F8F8"
  overlay: "#18181B80"
  outline: "#18181B33"
  outline-variant: "#E8E8E8"
  primary: "#09090B"
  on-primary: "#E4E4E7"
  secondary: "#EC003F"
  tertiary: "#F43098"
  success: "#00D390"
  error: "#FF637D"
typography:
  display-hero:
    fontFamily: Outfit
    fontSize: 72px
    fontWeight: 900
    lineHeight: 1
  headline-display:
    fontFamily: Outfit
    fontSize: 50.5px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.1
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: Outfit
    fontSize: 36px
    fontWeight: 300
    lineHeight: 1.11
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: Outfit
    fontSize: 30px
    fontWeight: 300
    lineHeight: 1.2
  headline-sm:
    fontFamily: Outfit
    fontSize: 24px
    fontWeight: 300
    lineHeight: 1.33
  body-md:
    fontFamily: system-ui
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 300
    lineHeight: 1.43
  body-lg:
    fontFamily: system-ui
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
  body-sm:
    fontFamily: system-ui
    fontSize: 10px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 2
    letterSpacing: 0.025em
  label-md:
    fontFamily: system-ui
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.5
  label-sm:
    fontFamily: system-ui
    fontSize: 12px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.75
  headline-display-mobile:
    fontFamily: Outfit
    fontSize: 24px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.1
  display-hero-mobile:
    fontFamily: Outfit
    fontSize: 32px
    fontWeight: 900
    lineHeight: 1
rounded:
  sm: 4px
  md: 8px
  lg: 11px
  xl: 40px
spacing:
  xs: 4px
  sm: 8px
  md: 16px
  lg: 32px
  xl: 40px
  gutter: 16px
  section: 80px
  margin: 16px
  container: 1280px
components:
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-primary}"
    padding: 0px 20px
    height: 48px
  button-outline:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface-container-low}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.label-sm}"
    padding: 0px 12px
    height: 32px
  button-ghost:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.label-sm}"
    rounded: "{rounded.sm}"
    padding: 0px 11px 1px 11px
    height: 51px
  card:
    typography: "{typography.body-lg}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: 0px
  link:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface-variant}"
---

# daisyUI Design System

## Overview

daisyUI describes itself as: “Tailwind CSS component library by daisyUI. Build faster with semantic components, built-in themes, and reusable UI blocks.” The interface is light, built on **White (#FFFFFF)** with **Charcoal (#18181B)** text and almost no color: actions are carried by contrast, not hue.

Type is set in **Outfit** and **system-ui**. Headlines run large; body text is 14px. Depth comes from soft drop shadows. Corners are mostly 8px.

Measured from [daisyui.com](https://daisyui.com/) on November 4, 2026 at 1440×900 and 390×844 from 443 rendered elements. Values are computed styles from the live page, not the original source files.

## Colors

The palette has 14 roles, plus gradient stops #F43098, #FD4B89, #422AD5, #0093DF.

- **White (#FFFFFF):** Page background, seen 14 times. Token `background`, CSS `--tw-ring-offset-color`.
- **Charcoal (#18181B):** Primary text and headings, seen 60 times. Token `on-surface`.
- **Slate (#5D5D5F):** Secondary text, seen 28 times. Token `on-surface-variant`.
- **Cool Slate (#71717B):** Muted text and metadata, seen 4 times. Token `on-surface-muted`.
- **Snow (#F8F8F8):** Raised areas one step from the page, seen 43 times. Token `surface-container-low`.
- **Charcoal 50% (#18181B80):** Translucent fill for cards and controls, seen 1 time. Token `overlay`.
- **Charcoal 20% (#18181B33):** Borders and dividers, seen 11 times. Token `outline`.
- **Mist (#E8E8E8):** Secondary dividers, seen 5 times. Token `outline-variant`.
- **Near Black (#09090B):** Primary buttons and calls to action, seen 8 times. Token `primary`.
- **Mist (#E4E4E7):** Text and icons on primary. Token `on-primary`.
- **Vivid Pink (#EC003F):** Accent in text, fills and borders, seen 12 times. Token `secondary`.
- **Vivid Pink (#F43098):** Accent in text, fills and borders, seen 3 times. Token `tertiary`.
- **Teal (#00D390):** Success and positive states, seen 5 times. Token `success`.
- **Red (#FF637D):** Errors and destructive states, seen 2 times. Token `error`.

## Typography

**Outfit** and **system-ui** share the interface. Fallback stack: `Outfit, Noto Sans JP, Noto Sans, Vazirmatn`.

- **display-hero:** Outfit 72px at weight 900, line height 1 (32px on mobile). Oversized hero statements.
- **headline-display:** Outfit 50.5px at weight 400, line height 1.1 (24px on mobile). Page title (h1).
- **headline-lg:** Outfit 36px at weight 300, line height 1.11. Section headings (h2).
- **headline-md:** Outfit 30px at weight 300, line height 1.2. Sub-section headings.
- **headline-sm:** Outfit 24px at weight 300, line height 1.33. Card and feature titles.
- **body-md:** system-ui 14px at weight 300, line height 1.43. Body text.
- **body-lg:** system-ui 16px at weight 400, line height 1.5. Lead paragraphs.
- **body-sm:** system-ui 10px at weight 400, line height 2, tracking 0.025em. Secondary and small text.
- **label-md:** system-ui 14px at weight 600, line height 1.5. Buttons, navigation and labels.
- **label-sm:** system-ui 12px at weight 400, line height 1.75. Small labels and badges.

## Layout

Spacing is mostly on a 4px grid (82% of measured values), with some off-grid steps. Match the measured scale rather than rounding everything.

- **Scale:** xs 4px, sm 8px, md 16px, lg 32px, xl 40px.
- **Sections:** 80px vertical padding between major sections.
- **Gaps:** 16px is the most common gap in flex and grid layouts.
- **Container:** content is capped at 1280px.
- **Page margin:** 16px on each side of full-width sections.

## Elevation & Depth

Raised elements use soft drop shadows. The most used recipes:

- `oklch(1 0 0 / 0.06) 0px 0.5px 0px 0.5px inset, oklab(0.98 0 0 / 0.3) 0px 3px 2px -2px, oklab(0.98 0 0 / 0.3) 0px 4px 3px -2px`
- `oklch(1 0 0 / 0) 0px 0.5px 0px 0.5px inset, oklab(0 0 0 / 0) 0px 3px 2px -2px, oklab(0 0 0 / 0) 0px 4px 3px -2px`
- `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px inset, oklch(1 0 0 / 0.1) 0px 8px 0px -4px inset, oklch(0 0 0 / 0.1) 0px 1px 0px 0px`

Hairline rings and inset highlights also appear: `oklch(0 0 0 / 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px inset, oklch(0 0 0 / 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px`.

## Shapes

Most elements use 8px corners. Measured radii, most used first:

- **md (8px):** 159 elements.
- **sm (4px):** 90 elements.
- **xl (40px):** 37 elements.
- **lg (11px):** 20 elements.

## Components

Measured from the rendered page. Token values reference the tokens above.

- **button-primary (“How to use?”):** #09090B fill, #E4E4E7 text, 18px/600, 3.35544e+07px radius, padding 0px 20px, border 1px solid #08080A, shadow `oklch(1 0 0 / 0.06) 0px 0.5px 0px 0.5px inset, oklab(0.14 0.00136333 -0.00481054 / 0.3) 0px 3px 2px -2px, oklab(0.14 0.00136333 -0.00481054 / 0.3) 0px 4px 3px -2px`.
- **button-outline (“npx skills add saadeghi/daisyui”):** #F8F8F8 fill, #18181B text, 12px/300, 3.35544e+07px radius, padding 0px 12px, border 1px solid #E8E8E8, shadow `oklch(1 0 0 / 0.06) 0px 0.5px 0px 0.5px inset, oklab(0.98 0 0 / 0.3) 0px 3px 2px -2px, oklab(0.98 0 0 / 0.3) 0px 4px 3px -2px`.
- **button-ghost (“Features”):** #FFFFFF fill, #18181B text, 12px/400, 4px 4px 0px 0px radius, padding 0px 11px 1px 11px.
- **card:** transparent fill, 16px/400, 8px radius, padding 0px, shadow `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 0px 1px 2px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07) 0px 0px 0px 0px`.
- **link:** transparent fill, #18181BB3 text, padding 0px.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do use #FFFFFF for the page and lift surfaces in small steps: #F8F8F8.
- Do keep text in 3 levels: #18181B, #5D5D5F, #71717B.
- Do let contrast carry emphasis; primary actions use #09090B on #FFFFFF.
- Do reuse the measured spacing steps (8px, 16px, 32px).
- Do use 8px corners on most elements; larger surfaces also use 4px, 40px and 11px.
- Don't introduce new font families beyond Outfit and system-ui.
- Don't add saturated accent colors; the measured palette is almost entirely neutral.
- Don't make interface transitions slower than 0.5s.

## Motion

Interface transitions are quick: 0.2s, 0.3s, 0.5s, 0.15s.

- **Easing:** `ease-in-out`, `ease`, `cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1)`.
- **Reduced motion:** the page responds to `prefers-reduced-motion`.

Generated by [Sitepeel](https://sitepeel.dev/design-md/daisyui.com/), the free DESIGN.md generator (engine 2026.10.29+b828a475ee10).

Fonts

What font does daisyUI use?

daisyUI uses Outfit (weights 300, 400 and 900) on daisyui.com. Page titles are 50.5px at weight 400 (24px on phones) and body text is 14px. Measured on November 4, 2026.

AaOutfit · 300, 400, 900
Aasystem-ui · 300, 400, 600

Find every font on daisyui.com with Font finder →

Colors

daisyUI colors: palette and hex codes

daisyUI’s main colors are #FFFFFF (white) for the background, #18181B (charcoal) for text and #09090B (near black) as the main accent, with #EC003F (vivid pink) and #F43098 (vivid pink) as other accents. Measured on November 4, 2026.

#FFFFFF · white
#18181B · charcoal
#5D5D5F · slate
#71717B · cool slate
#F8F8F8 · snow
#E8E8E8 · mist
#09090B · near black
#E4E4E7 · mist

Get daisyui.com’s palette as CSS or Tailwind with Colors →

Tech stack

What is daisyUI built with?

daisyUI’s website (daisyui.com) is built with Svelte, SvelteKit, daisyUI, Tailwind CSS and Cloudflare. Measured on November 4, 2026.

JavaScript framework: Svelte 5, SvelteKit
Hosting & CDN: Cloudflare, Fastly, GitHub Pages
UI & CSS: daisyUI 5.x, Tailwind CSS 4.x
Fonts & icons: Google Fonts
Marketing & support: Kit

Check daisyui.com live with Tech stack →

What you can build with it

Landing pages, pricing tables, dashboards: your AI coding agent builds them in this style, with these colors, fonts, spacing and buttons instead of its defaults.

Download DESIGN.md, put it in your project’s root folder, then ask your agent for a page.

Prompt · DESIGN.md attached

Build a landing page for my product. Follow for every color, font, spacing value, corner and button.

Guides

Need a page behind a login?

The DESIGN.md generator Chrome extension makes one from any page you have open, including dashboards and pages behind a login.

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FAQ

daisyUI design system questions

What font does daisyUI use?

daisyUI’s website uses Outfit (weights 300, 400 and 900). Page titles are 50.5px at weight 400 (24px on phones) and body text is 14px. Measured on November 4, 2026.

What are the daisyUI colors and hex codes?

On daisyui.com: #FFFFFF (white) for the background, #18181B (charcoal) for text and #09090B (near black) as the main accent, with #EC003F (vivid pink) and #F43098 (vivid pink) as other accents. The color palette above lists all 14 colors with their hex codes and where each one is used.

What is the daisyUI design system?

The design system on this page is daisyui.com’s, as measured on November 4, 2026: Outfit type, #09090B as the main color and 8px corners, written down as a DESIGN.md. It is not daisyUI’s own documentation.

What is daisyUI built with?

daisyUI’s website (daisyui.com) is built with Svelte, SvelteKit, daisyUI, Tailwind CSS and Cloudflare. The full tech stack Sitepeel found: Svelte, SvelteKit, Cloudflare, Fastly, daisyUI, Tailwind CSS, Google Fonts, Kit and GitHub Pages. Measured on November 4, 2026.

What is the daisyUI DESIGN.md?

A plain-text file with daisyUI’s measured colors, type, spacing, corners and components as tokens, plus short rules, in the DESIGN.md format Google published with Stitch. Your AI coding agent reads it and builds in this style. More about DESIGN.md.

How do I use it with Claude Code or Cursor?

Download the file and put it in your project’s root folder, then ask your agent to follow DESIGN.md. Step-by-step guides: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot.

Is this daisyUI’s official design system?

No. Sitepeel measured it from daisyui.com’s public page on November 4, 2026. It is an independent analysis, not made or approved by daisyUI.

Can I use daisyUI’s style in my own product?

Use it to learn, prototype and compare. For a real product, make the style your own, and never copy daisyUI’s logo, name, pictures or text.

How accurate are the values?

Each value was measured on the rendered page after it fully loaded, on desktop and mobile: colors where they appear, type with tracking, spacing, corners, shadows and hover states. Sites change, so check the date at the top.